Science Safety Quiz

1. If you spill something you should . . .

• A. Leave it for the next class

• B. Keep doing your lab and clean

  it up later

• C. Clean it up immediately and

  tell the teacher

• D. Ignore it

2. If you get a chemical on your skin you should . . .

• A. Ignore it

• B. Wipe it off on your clothes

• C. Run around screaming

• D. Rinse it off with cool water for

  15 minutes and tell the teacher

3. Before heating glassware, make sure it is . . .

• A. Thoroughly dry

• B. Broken

• C. Not cracked or broken

• D. Dirty

4. To dispose of chemicals after a lab, you should . . .

• A. Drink them

• B. Pour them down the sink

• C. Follow your teacher’s instructions

• D. Put them in the trash

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

5. After handling an animal or chemicals in in the lab you should . . .

• A. Eat your lunch

• B. Put it in the sink

• C. Wash your hands

• D. Recite the emergency plan

6. When working with chemicals, heat, or glassware, always wear . . .

• A. Safety goggles

• B. Lab apron

• C. Gloves

• D. Long sleeves

7. During labs a person with long hair should . . .

• A. Wear a hat

• B. Tie it back

• C. Bring a note from home

• D. Not do the lab

8. To test the odor of fumes you should . . .

• A. Inhale the fumes directly

• B. Gently wave (waft) the fumes

  toward your nose

• C. Heat the substance before

  smelling it

• D. Mix the substance with water

9. When working with a hot container you should . . .

• A. Use tongs or gloves to pick it up

• B. Grab it with your bare hands

• C. Blow on it until it cools

• D. Move it with the power of your

  mind

10. Things that can cause accidents in a science lab are . . .

• A. Students playing around

• B. Students not following

  directions

• C. Students experimenting on their

  own without permission

• D. All of these